Couloir Hors Piste at Pra Loup

Freeride · 302 m long with 107 m of vertical, averaging 20° and 29° at its steepest, facing NE.

Snow and sun

Couloir Hors Piste is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.

Grooming: backcountry. Ungroomed, off-piste character.

How to get to Couloir Hors Piste

Lifts that reach the top: TSF3 Aiguille (skiing easy terrain to get there); TSF2 Pont de l'Abrau (skiing easy terrain to get there); TK Plaines (skiing easy terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 74 minutes, freeride skiing needed):

1. Ride TCD6 Costebelle
2. Ski Sestrière (novice)
3. Ski Langail (intermediate)
4. Ski Bergeries (easy)
5. Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
6. Ride TK Gimette
7. Ski Serre de l'Homme (intermediate)
8. Ski unnamed intermediate trail (intermediate)
9. Ski Marmottes (easy)
10. Ski Lac (intermediate)
11. Ride TK Lac 2
12. Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
13. Ski Quartiers (intermediate)
14. Ski La directe (intermediate)
15. Ski Quartiers (intermediate)
16. Ski Chemin des Agneliers (intermediate)
17. Ski Perdrix (intermediate)
18. Ride TSF4 Ubaguets
19. Ski Perdrix (intermediate)
20. Ski Chamois (intermediate)
21. Ride TK Crous 2
22. Ski Aigle (intermediate)
23. Ski Renard (easy)
24. Ski Forêt (easy)
25. Ski unnamed novice trail (novice)
26. Ski Gentianes (novice)
27. Ski unnamed novice trail (novice)
28. Ski Coucous (easy)
29. Ride TSF3 Aiguille
30. Ski Bleuets (easy)
31. Ski Couloir Hors Piste (freeride)

Where it ends

Joins Chemin de l'Abrau. Nearest lifts from the bottom: TSF3 Aiguille (1 min), TSD6 La Chaup (1 min), TSF2 Pont de l'Abrau (2 min).